PracticeOS vs StrumForge

Become the guitarist you already hear in your head. PracticeOS turns aimless practice into a real system, so every minute with your guitar moves you forward. Choose your goal, follow your roadmap, and watch yourself improve. 13 ROADMAPS, ONE GOAL Level by level, with points, streaks and Pico, your practice buddy. Tell us your goal and your first level starts right away. • Chords, melodies, scales, notes on the neck • Music theory and ear training • Electric & acoustic: alternate picking, Speed Burst, Advanced • Classical: right hand, left hand, speed, accuracy CHORDS, PROGRESSIONS, SONGS • Chapter 1: learn the chords and where they live, from blues to flamenco • Chapter 2: progressions from pop, rock, country, flamenco, blues and jazz • Chapter 3: 20 songs with strum patterns and a metronome • Pico listens as you play and closes each chapter with a quiz MUSIC THEORY 12 units from the musical alphabet to modes: short lessons, and after each unit a quiz that explains why an answer is right. SEE IT, THEN PLAY IT Many levels show you in a demo video which finger goes where and how it should sound. Then you practise right there on the same screen. SCORE SCANNER • Scan sheet music with your camera, or import a PDF or photo • Write on it with your finger or Apple Pencil: fingerings, p-i-m-a, string numbers and tabs • Export your marked-up score as a PDF to print or share AR PRACTICE ROOM Chords and notes float around your room. Aim, pick the right name, and beat the clock. 21 levels, up to three stars. LIBRARY • 130+ chord shapes and 60+ progressions • 50 scales: major, minor, pentatonic, blues, modes and more • 20+ famous melodies in tab, as slow as you like • Improvise: solo over a loop where nothing is wrong • Giuliani studies, tremolo, campanella and filmed technique lessons PRACTICE SYSTEM • Your own practice blocks with time goals and 30-day progress • Practice History with medals, streaks and all your roadmaps • Reminders, a practice journal and a widget • Metronome and tuner • Apple Watch: chord shapes on your wrist, with sound FOR TEACHERS Free for teachers: with one code, see what your students practise and send them assignments. FREE & PREMIUM The start of every roadmap and your first 3 scores are free. Premium unlocks every level, exercise, scale and study, plus unlimited practice blocks and scores. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION PracticeOS Premium is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription with a free trial. Your local price is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. You can cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of the free trial is forfeited when you subscribe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.velto.at/en/practiceOS/privacy Support: https://www.velto.at/en/practiceOS/support Start today. Play better tomorrow.

Expand your playing vocabulary with over 1,000 riffs and exercises in StrumForge Pro, from blues and rock phrases to focused technique drills. Explore scales, triads, and arpeggios with dedicated trainers, using synchronized TAB and animated fretboard diagrams to connect the notes you hear with the shapes you play. Put those ideas into practice with over 1 million unique, theory-based chord progressions across every key. Choose your guitar sound, customize the rhythm, and build a backing loop for improvisation, songwriting, or exploring something new. No ads. No account required to get started. CHORD PROGRESSIONS • Choose 2, 4, 8, 12, or 16 chords for focused loops or longer sessions • Set your key, mode, chord types, tempo, and guitar sound • Lock chords, change voicings, or build your own progression • Browse roots, chord families, and exact types, and choose which chord colors Generate can use • Explore open chords, barre chords, triads, and power chords • Explore major, minor, diminished, augmented, suspended, sixth, seventh, ninth, 11th, and 13th chords—including add9, 6/9, and maj7#11 • Get helpful suggestions for compatible chord options and musical styles • See chord shapes outlined on the fretboard during playback or preview EXERCISES & RIFFS • Explore over 1,000 riffs and technique drills, from beginner to advanced • Practice picking, legato, slides, bends, blues, country, jazz, and more • Follow synchronized TAB and an animated fretboard • Hear ringing notes, sustained chord tones, bends, and prebends • Adjust tempo and key, loop with a count-in and metronome, and save favorites • Search by name or reference, and filter by difficulty, technique, and type • Use All keys for variety and triad or interval colors to highlight chord tones RHYTHM & DRUMS • Play along with 23 sampled drum grooves, including Rock, Jazz Swing, Driving Rock, Half Shuffle, and Pocket Funk • Explore rhythms in 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 with the full Pro collection • Customize drum parts from light to busy and add fills • Choose guitar strumming patterns independently of the drum groove • Balance guitar and drum volumes, and save rhythm settings with favorites TRIADS & ARPEGGIOS • Explore triad inversions and how shapes connect across the fretboard • Practice with the Triad Trainer and Arpeggio Trainer • Practice nine arpeggio types across all five CAGED positions • Follow animated TAB and adjust tempo, direction, and rhythm SCALES & FRETBOARD • Improvise with matching mode and pentatonic scale diagrams • Choose a scale manually with separate root and scale selections • Explore individual CAGED shapes or the full fretboard • Show note or interval labels and highlight triads or characteristic intervals • View suggested chord fingerings and move diagrams along the fretboard • Use left-handed diagrams in portrait or landscape MAKE IT YOUR OWN • Preview a collection of light and dark themes • Create and save custom color themes with Pro UNLOCK STRUMFORGE PRO Unlock unlimited progression generation, longer progressions, musical styles, the full drum collection, trainers, exercises, and advanced scale tools. Pro also includes: • Save, revisit, and share favorite progressions • Sync favorites and preferences across devices with an account • Automatic practice tracking, session stats, and streaks • Guitar tuner with alternate tunings and reference tones • Metronome with tap tempo, subdivisions, swing, and saved presets • Additional 12-string, overdrive, and arpeggiated guitar sounds • Saved practice preferences Put music theory into practice and discover ideas for your own songs with StrumForge. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/